Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: Gene earns his keep here. When Ace is just resting during the
verse and Paul plays simple octavs and some scratches, Gene keeps the
momentum up with the pentatonic main riff. A very muscular performance.
The good thing about this bass-line is that you hardly leave the 3rd
position (slight forays down into 1st position is all). Although he stays
away from the slides this time around, gene manages a few slight variations
in the chorus. I should raise a finger of warning about the odd bars of
9/8 that shows up in Rhy. Fig 6a. If you're a KISS fan you might not
notice it anymore but it is kind of odd when you think about it.
Key:
/ = slide up
= slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
t = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
() = Dive war
(/) = Release war
Tp = Tap wplectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------1-------------------------|
Eb|--3------------------3----------3----------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|-------------3------------------------3----------------------|
Db|-----------3---5----5-3-------------3---5-3------------------|
Ab|-------3h5--------------5-------3h5---------5--3p1-----------|
Eb|--3------------------------3-----------------------3-1-------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------1--------------------------|
Eb|--3-------3---------3-------3-----------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5-3-5--------5-3-5-3-------5-3-5--------5-3-5-3---------|
Ab|-------------5-------------5------------5--------------------|
Eb|--3------------3-------------3------------3------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4b
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5-3-5--------5-3-5-3-------5-3-5-3----------------------|
Ab|-------------5-------------5---------------------------------|
Eb|--3------------3-------------3------------3------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4c
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5-3-5--------5-3-5-3-------5-3-5-3---5--4--3------------|
Ab|-------------5-------------5-----------------------5--3--1---|
Eb|--3------------3-------------3-------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3----3-----------1---3----3------3----3--------------------|
Eb|--------------3----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----5-----------3---5----5------5-------------------------|
Eb|--------------5-------------------------5--------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------3--3--3----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5b
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3----3-----------1---3----3------3----3--------------------|
Eb|--------------3----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----5-----------3---5----5------5-------------------------|
Eb|--------------5-------------------------0--------------------|
End 1
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------3----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|
Eb|--1-----------------------1----------------------------------|
End 2
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------3-----3----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------3-0-----------------------|
Ab|-----1-------1-------------1-----------3--1--3---------------|
Eb|--3-------3-------3-----3-------3---------------3------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6b
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------3-0----------------------|
Ab|-----1---1----1-------------1-----------3--1--3--------------|
Eb|--3--------3-------3-----3-------3---------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6c
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------5-----------3-------|
Ab|-----1---1----1-------------1--------------------------------|
Eb|--3--------3-------3-----3-------3---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--------3-----------1-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------3----|
WATCHIN' YOU
Gene Simmons
[Intro: Guitar only]
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Rhy. Fig 2] (2x)
[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 4a]
[Rhy. Fig 4a] (3x)
Livin' as you do and I'm watchin' you
And you don't really know a-just what to do
[Rhy. Fig 4b]
[Rhy. Fig 5a]
You don't really know
You don't really know
What to do
[Rhy. Fig 6a]
[Rhy. Fig 6b]
[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 4a]
[Rhy. Fig 4a] (3x)
And I'm standin' here not quite aware
And I'm tryin' baby, tryin' not to stare
[Rhy. Fig 4b]
[Rhy. Fig 5b w/ End 1]
Ooh, 'cause everybody else is here
Yes, everybody else is here
Everybody else is here
Watchin' you
[Rhy. Fig 6a]
[Rhy. Fig 6b]
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Rhy. Fig 2] (3x)
[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 4a] (6x)
Aaaaaah!
[Rhy. Fig 4c]
[Rhy. Fig 5b w/ End 2]
Ooh, 'cause everybody else is here
Yes, everybody else is here
Everybody else is here
Watchin' us
[Rhy. Fig 6a] (2x)
[Rhy. Fig 6c]